
WATERTOWN – Groton racked up 41 kills on the way to a non-conference volleyball sweep over Great Plains Lutheran Tuesday night. The setback was just the third in 17 outings for GPL this season.
Rylee Dunker had 11 kills to lead a balanced Groton attack. Taryn Traphagen and Jaedyn Penning each added eight kills. Groton improved to 10-5 with the victory.
Abby Kjenstad powered the Panthers with nine kills. Jolie Lien contributed three aces and 19 digs.

Serving: Groton 8 aces (Jaedyn Penning 3 aces, Chesney Weber 2 aces, Laila Roberts 2 aces); Great Plains Lutheran (Jolie Lien 10-11 3 aces).
Hitting: Groton 103-124 41 kills (Rylee Dunker 22-26 11 kills, Taryn Traphagen 12-13 8 kills, Penning 26-31 8 kills); Great Plains Lutheran (Abby Kjenstad 9 kills, Kaylee Carlson 4 kills).
Setting: Groton 39 assists (Liz Fliehs 18 assists, Weber 17 assists); Great Plains Lutheran (Kaitlyn Rawerts 11 assists, Madeline Prahl 9 assists).
Digs: Groton 69 (Roberts 17, Penning 15, Weber 14); Great Plains Lutheran (Lien 19, Rawerts 10).
Blocks: Groton 5 (Weber 4 assists, Dunker 3 assists, Traphagen 2 assists); Great Plains Lutheran (Kate Holmen 2 solo 2 assists, Kjenstad 3 assists).
Records: Groton 10-5, Great Plains Lutheran 14-3.
Hitchcock-Tulare 25-25-25, Sunshine Bible 9-6-6
Serving: Hitchcock-Tulare 70-74 (Lila Johnson 20-21 9 aces, Gracyn Bixler 11-13 4 aces, Olivia Knox 11-11 4 aces); Sunshine Bible 18-20 (Natasha Appel 2-2 1 ace).
Hitting: Hitchcock-Tulare (Katelyn Schroeder 16-17 8 kills, Isabel Gilbert 11-11 5 kills, Cora Hofer 10-10 4 kills); Sunshine Bible (Dakota Boersma 1 kill, Abby Hinman 1 kill, Soleil Mickelson 1 kill).
Setting: Hitchcock-Tulare 60-61 (L. Johnson 34-35 18 assists, Bixler 17-17 6 assists); Sunshine Bible (A. Hinman 21-21 1 assist).
Digs: Hitchcock-Tulare 23 (Schroeder 5, Johnson 5); Sunshine Bible (Tessa Hinman 5).
Blocks: Hitchcock-Tulare (Gilbert 2 assisted, Ella Johnson 2 assisted); Sunshine Bible (Boersma 1, Mickelson 1).
Records: Hitchcock-Tulare 20-0; Sunshine Bible 0-13.
Faulkton 25-26-25, Langford Area 22-24-12
Serving: Langford Area 51-59 7 aces (Emily Olsen 13-14 2 aces, Paytyn Marlow 8-10 1 ace); Faulkton 72-76 10 aces (Presleigh Martinmaas 21-22 4 aces, Anika Mueller 18-18 2 aces).
Hitting: Langford Area 76-78 17 kills (Lizzie Gustafson 22-24 5 kills, Autumn Wegleitner 14-14 5 kills); Faulkton 100-117 33 kills (Carley Cotton 48-52 19 kills, Jaymi Senn 20-21 7 kills).
Setting: Langford Area 84-84 1 assist (Marlow 57-57 1 assist, Clarissa Guy 10-10); Faulkton 115-115 31 assists (Cotton 96-96 30 assists).
Digs: Langford Area (Elaina Darling 18, Alex Darling 16); Faulkton 65 (Anna Aesoph 20, Mueller 13).
Blocks: Langford Area (Mariah Tosse 4, E. Darling 5); Faulkton 1 solo (Cotton 1 solo).
Records: Langford Area 6-13; Faulkton 7-10.
Hamlin 25-25-25-25, Castlewood 14-27-20-22
Serving: Castlewood 4 aces (Cassidy Kirwan 2); Hamlin 18 aces (Issie Steffensen 6, Addie Neuendorf 5, Addie Steffensen 3).
Hitting: Castlewood 31 kills (Emerson Carter 15, Ava Ruml 6, Claire Horn 4); Hamlin 52 kills (Neuendorf 17, A. Steffensen 15, Jo Steffensen 7).
Setting: Castlewood 25 assists (Kirwan 16, Horn 6); Hamlin 43 assists (I. Steffensen 43).
Digs: Castlewood 78 (Kirwan 20, Horn 19, Nora Solberg 16); Hamlin 99 (Jayel Trowbridge 22, Neuendorf 22, J. Steffensen 19).
Blocks: Castlewood 9 (Lilly Jacobsen 1 solo 3 assists, Carter 1 solo 3 assists, Ruml 1 solo 2 assists); Hamlin 2 (Addie Jensen 2 assists).
Records: Castlewood 10-4; Hamlin 14-1.
Northwestern 25-25-25, Redfield 12-9-12
Serving: Redfield 23-26 3 aces (Hayden Gall 5-5 1 ace, Layla Hardis 5-5 1 ace); Northwestern 68-73 12 aces (Ella Boekelheide 23-24 3 aces, Ashley Haven 7-8 3 aces, Tara Blachford 13-13 2 aces).
Hitting: Redfield 35-50 8 kills (Charli Jungwirth 18-25 4 kills, Kinley Smith 8-10 3 kills); Northwestern 93-103 42 kills (Haven 29-31 16 kills, Anna Brumfield 17-20 7 kills, Ana Ratigan 11-11 5 kills).
Setting: Redfield 46-46 6 assists (Gall 40-40 6 assists); Northwestern 95-95 39 assists (Boekelheide 74-74 32 assists).
Digs: Redfield 21 (Brooklynn Rische 5, Kendyl Sierbect 5); Northwestern 47 (Payton Grandpre 10, Boekelheide 9, Haven 8).
Blocks: Redfield 1 solo 7 assists (Gall 1 solo 3 assists); Northwestern 8 assist (Haven 3 assists, Ratigan 3 assists).
Records: Redfield 3-12; Northwestern 19-4.
Mobridge-Pollock 25-25-25, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 13-16-13
Cheyenne-Eagle Butte stats not reported
Serving: Mobridge-Pollock 63-74 (Tegan Konold 16-18 6 kills, Pacey Konold 10-12 3 aces, Amber Vetch 6-8 3 aces).
Hitting: Mobridge-Pollock 69-84 28 kills (Raelyn Aberle 10-11 7 kills, Grace Overland 11-11 7 kills, T. Konold 14-19 5 kills).
Setting: Mobridge-Pollock 70-70 22 assists (Ellie Kemnitz 35-35 10 assists, Sophia Overland 17-17 9 assists).
Digs: Mobridge-Pollock 37 (T. Konold 6, Kemnitz 6, S. Overland 5, P. Konold 5)
Records: Mobridge-Pollock 13-3; Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 5-7.
Miller 25-25-25, Chamberlain 11-9-12
Chamberlain stats not reported
Serving: Miller 59-73 9 aces (Jolie Palmer 13-16 3 aces, Kate Lichty 4-6 2 aces, Aleah Schlecter 5-6 1 ace, Olivia Nye 11-11 1 ace).
Hitting: Miller 69–77 40 kills (Paige Werdel 20-21 14 kills, Lichty 11-12 6 kills, Schlecter 12-13 9 kills, Gracen Werdel 11-13 5 kills).
Setting: Miller 37 assists (Olivia Resel 60-62 34 assists).
Digs: Miller 32 (J. Palmer 8, Schlecter 6, Lichty 5, G. Werdel 2).
Blocks: M 2 (Lichty 2 assists, P. Werdel 1 assist, Schlechter 1 assist).
Records: Miller 16-1; Chamberlain 2-10
North Central 18-25-23-25-15, Leola-Frederick 25-13-25-14-9
Serving: North Central 96-105 21 aces (Camryn Witlock 22-22 5 aces, Sydnee Malsam 19-20 4 aces); Leola-Frederick 75-83 6 aces (Sam Geffre 21-21 2 aces, Stella Rath 20-21).
Hitting: North Central 129-160 47 kills (Amree Vander Vorst 53-65 23 kills, Ella Batie 31-38 12 kills); Leola-Frederick 178-197 27 kills (Jill Ellwein 55-61 14 kills, Ella Kempf 33-38 6 kills, Geffre 22-23 4 kills).
Setting: North Central 189-197 45 assists (Witlock 148-153 35 assists, Alaina Dosch 17-18 8 assists); Leola-Frederick 106-113 18 assists (Tayler Vetter 91-94 16 assists).
Digs: North Central 101 (Dosch 29, Vander Vorst 23); Leola-Frederick 92 (Ellwein 39, Alivia Little 27).
Blocks: North Central 5 solo 2 assists (Batie 3 solo); Leola-Frederick (Geffre 1 assist, Rath 1 assist).
Records: North Central 13-9; Leola-Frederick 3-12.
Clark-Willow Lake 25-25-25, De Smet 20-21-20
De Smet stats not reported
Serving: Clark-Willow Lake 67-74 4 aces (Shay Michalski 10-12 1 ace, Valley Roebke 18-18 1 ace, Tehya Vig 15-16 1 ace, Kadee Frankfurth 5-7 1 ace).
Hitting: Clark-Willow-Lake 52-55 40 kills (Michalski 15-16 14 kills, Shelby Begeman 17-18 13 kills).
Setting: Clark-Willow Lake (Sami Brenden 36 assists).
Digs: Clark-Willow Lake 36 (Frankfurth 11, Vig 9).
Blocks: Clark-Willow Lake 12 (Begeman 7, Zoe Nichols 3)
Records: De Smet 7-9; Clark-Willow Lake 12-4.
Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 25-25-25, Highmore-Harrold 13-19-14
Serving: Sanborn Central-Woonsockete (Kaylie Robinson 3 aces, Addie Bartholow 3 aces); Highmore-Harrold 39-46 4 aces (Addison McDonnell 8-10 2 aces, Jada Baloun 9-9 1 ace, Brooklyn Baloun 9-10 1 ace).
Hitting: Sanborn Central-Woonsocket (Robinson 11 kills, Alexa Goertz 9 kills); Highmore-Harrold 70-93 17 kills (J. Baloun 16-26 7 kills, McDonnell 22-25 5 kills).
Setting: Sanborn Central-Woonsocket (Kenzie Schley 13 assists, Kali Hofer 13 assists); Highmore-Harrold 66-66 17 assists (B. Baloun 53-53 14 assists).
Digs: Sanborn Central-Woonsocket (Hofer 10, Schley 9); Highmore-Harrold (Callie Chavez 12, B. Baloun 9).
Blocks: Sanborn Central-Woonsocket (Robinson 2, Goertz 2); Highmore-Harrold (McDonnell 1).
Records: Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 9-6; Highmore-Harrold 5-11.


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